Stoxnet

Sunday 24th July 1983

Rochdale

British Championship

64 cars
 
Heat 1
1st 53 John Lund
2nd 199 Mike Close
3rd 212 Frankie Wainman
4th 265 Rob Bradsell
5th 294 John Dowson
6th 330 Mick Greenwood
7th 17 George Fleetwood
8th 390 Gary Kent
9th 108 Steve Evans
10th 79 Pete Johnson
 
Heat 2
1st 286 John Toulson
2nd 1 Stu Smith
3rd 55 Bert Finnikin
4th 422 Nigel Whorton
5th 175 Glyn Pursey
6th 136 Dave Taylor
7th 367 Ian Smith
8th 337 Steve Bates
9th 288 Dave Clarke
10th 328 Keith Riley
 
Heat 3
1st 190 Len Wolfenden
2nd 354 Richard Ainsworth
3rd 304 Dave Mellor
4th 212 Frankie Wainman
5th 294 John Dowson
6th 265 Rob Bradsell
7th 79 Pete Johnson
8th 436 Austin Wilkinson
9th 317 Nigel Hardy
 
Heat 4
1st 1 Stu Smith
2nd 337 Steve Bates
3rd 175 Glyn Pursey
4th 199 Mike Close
5th 55 Bert Finnikin
6th 108 Steve Evans
7th 53 John Lund
8th 489 Frank Hudson
9th 452 Joe Jopling
10th 182 Mike Cheetham
 
Heat 5
1st 71 George Wilkins
2nd 286 John Toulson
3rd 190 Len Wolfenden
4th 35 Ken Brown
5th 212 Frankie Wainman
6th 36 Rod Falding
7th 136 Dave Taylor
8th 480 Kevin Bentham
9th 160 Andy Stott
 
Heat 6
1st 337 Steve Bates
2nd 34 Mal Brown
3rd 294 John Dowson
4th 53 John Lund
5th 367 Ian Smith
6th 422 Nigel Whorton
7th 304 Dave Mellor
8th 55 Bert Finnikin
9th 17 George Fleetwood
10th 354 Richard Ainsworth
 
Heat 7
1st 190 Len Wolfenden
2nd 199 Mike Close
3rd 92 George Braithwaite
4th 35 Ken Brown
5th 156 Graham Blundell
6th 182 Mike Cheetham
7th 108 Steve Evans
8th 91 Wilf Warnes
9th 87 Neil Brigg
 
Heat 8
1st 337 Steve Bates
2nd 304 Dave Mellor
3rd 330 Mick Greenwood
4th 480 Kevin Bentham
5th 265 Rob Bradsell
6th 452 Joe Jopling
7th 36 Rod Falding
8th 17 George Fleetwood
9th 202 Richard Mason
 
Final
1st 190 Len Wolfenden
2nd 1 Stu Smith
3rd 55 Bert Finnikin
4th 53 John Lund
5th 92 George Braithwaite
6th 212 Frankie Wainman
7th 286 John Toulson
8th 34 Mal Brown
9th 294 John Dowson
10th 422 Nigel Whorton
 
Lining up for the final. (HM/IB photo)